Immobilize
Immobilize verb - Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).
Release
Release verb - Make (assets) available.
Usage example: release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
Immobilize is an antonym for release.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They release swarms of bugs to sting and immobilize their victims, who they "collect."The Protheans they were created from were far less insect-like, though.
Source: Bee People
Cite this Source
Release and Immobilize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/immobilize/release
Immobilize & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immobilize/release>.
Release or Immobilize. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immobilize/release.
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